·         A record number of 38 shows offering Kids Week tickets and activities announced at www.kidsweek.co.uk (one child goes free with each paying adult, and up to two more go half-price)
·         Tickets go on sale Tuesday 12 June (no booking or postage fees)
·         Running for the whole of August, extended to a month for the first time ever
·         Celebrating the 15th birthday of Kids Week this summer
·         Part of the London 2012 Festival, the 12-week nationwide celebration giving the opportunity for people across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Kids Week (www.kidsweek.co.uk) can now reveal the exciting record line-up of 38 shows offering free tickets and activities taking part in the initiative from 1 until 31 August 2012, in an announcement highly anticipated by children and families across London and the UK.

Now in its 15th year and run by the Society of London Theatre, Kids Week is all about encouraging young people to experience the magic of live theatre. During Kids Week a child aged 16 or under can go free to participating shows when accompanied by an adult paying full price. Up to two extra children's tickets can be purchased at half price.

The shows taking part in Kids Week are:  The 39 Steps, Billy Elliot The Musical, Blood Brothers, Carousel, Chariots Of Fire, Chicago, Disney's The Lion King, The Doctor's Dilemma, Dreamboats and Petticoats, Ghost The Musical, Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Matilda the Musical, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Mousetrap, Nickelodeon's Dora The Explorer, One Man Two Guvnors, The Phantom Of The Opera, Ragtime The Musical, Reduced Shakespeare Company, Rock Of Ages, Shrek The Musical, Singin' In The Rain, Spamalot, Stomp, Sweeney Todd, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Timon Of Athens, Thriller Live, Top Hat, War Horse, We Will Rock You, Wicked, The Wizard Of Oz, The Woman In Black and Yes, Prime Minister (all shows subject to availability; certain shows have very limited availability; age suitability guidance on the Kids Week website).

Kids Week has a fantastic range of free activities and events, many new and others back by popular demand! Take part in a Tigerlympics Tea Party, become a Munchkin in the Merry Old Land of Oz, join Michael Ball in a Sweeney Todd Q&A, learn more about Disney's The Lion King's award-winning masks and puppets, bring your brolly to a Singin' in the Rain dance class or head into Terrible Tudor times at a Horrible Histories workshop.

Tickets for Kids Week, which will run for the whole of August, go on sale on Tuesday 12 June at www.kidsweek.co.uk  and by telephone 0844 248 5151 (no booking or postage fees apply).

To join in the latest Kids Week discussions and hear the news, join more than 7,500 Kids Week fans on Facebook (www.facebook.com/KidsWeekLondon) and follow Kids Week on Twitter (www.twitter.com/kidsweek).

This year's Kids Week is part of the London 2012 Festival, the spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration running from 21 June until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK.

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Press Contacts for the Society of London Theatre

• Alison Duguid, Senior Press Officer alison@solttma.co.uk | 020 7557 6727
• Phil Hooks, Press Officer phil@solttma.co.uk | 020 7557 6729

Notes to Editors

• All offers are subject to availability for specific performances (especially at weekends). Shows on offer may change throughout the promotion. The offer does not apply to tickets already booked and cannot be used with any other offer.  Maximum 8 tickets per booking.
• The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is the association which represents the producers, theatre owners and managers of the 52 major commercial and grant-aided theatres in central London. The organisation exists in order to promote theatregoing, develop audiences, and to serve, protect and promote the interests of those engaged in theatre across London, through activities including The Olivier Awards with MasterCard, TKTS ticket booth, the Official London Theatre guide, Theatre Tokens, West End LIVE and the promotions Kids Week and Get Into London Theatre.

About the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival

• The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements. Spread over four years, it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to be part of London 2012 and inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people.
• The culmination of the Cultural Olympiad will be the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, from Midsummers Day on 21 June and running until the final day of the Paralympic Games on 9 September 2012.The London 2012 Festival will celebrate the huge range, quality and accessibility of the UK's world-class culture including dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, fashion, film and digital innovation, giving the opportunity for people across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Principal funders of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival are Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK and the Olympic Lottery Distributor. BP and BT are Premier Partners of the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival.
• For more details on the programme, to download the London 2012 Festival official guide and to sign up for information visit www.london2012.com/festival